Estimated New HIV Infectionsa

Approximately 38,500 people became newly infected with HIV in the United States in 2015. Encouragingly, the estimated number of annual HIV infections in the U.S. declined 8% between 2010-2015 (from 41,800 to 38,500).

By age group, between 2010-2015, the annual number of HIV infections decreased among persons aged 13–24, 35–44, and 45–54 but increased among persons aged 25–34. The number of infections remained stable among persons aged ≥55 years.

By race/ethnicity, between 2010-2015, the annual number of HIV infections decreased among blacks/African Americans and remained stabled for Asians, Hispanics/Latinos, and whites.

By sex, between 2010-2015, the annual number of new HIV infections decreased among females but remained stable among males.

By HIV transmission category, between 2010-2015, the annual number of HIV infections decreased among male and female adults and adolescents with infection attributed to heterosexual contact. The annual number of infections remained stable among males with infection attributed to male-to-male sexual contact, among males with infection attributed to male-to-male sexual contact and injection drug use, and among males and females with infection attributed to injection drug use.

HIV Diagnosesb

In 2017, 38,739 people received an HIV diagnosis in the U.S. The annual number of new HIV diagnoses remained stable between 2012 and 2016 in the U.S. and dependent areas.c However, annual new diagnoses have increased among some groups.

In the U.S., HIV diagnoses are not evenly distributed across states and regions.i In 2017, the South accounted for more than half (52%) of the new HIV diagnoses in the U.S., followed by the West (19%), the Northeast (16%), and the Midwest (13%). U.S. dependent areas made up 1% of new HIV diagnoses.

Living with HIV

In all 50 states and the District of Columbia:

An estimated 1,122,900 adults and adolescents were living with HIV in the U.S. at the end of 2015.

Of those, about 14% (or 1 in 7) had not received a diagnosis, so were unaware of their infection.

Young people were the most likely to be unaware of their infection. In 2015, among people aged 13-24 who were living with HIV, an estimated 51% didn’t know.

In 2015, among all adults and adolescents living with HIV (diagnosed and undiagnosed),

63% received some HIV medical care,

49% were retained in continuous HIV care, and

51% had achieved viral suppression (having a very low level of the virus).A person living with HIV who takes HIV medicine as daily prescribed and gets and stays virally suppressed can stay healthy and has effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV to HIV-negative partners.

AIDS Diagnoses and Deaths

In 2017, 17,803 people in the U.S. and 6 dependent areas received an AIDS diagnosis.

In 2016, there were 15,807 deaths among people with diagnosed HIV in the United States. Nearly half (47%) of these deaths were in the South; 3,630 (23%) were in the Northeast; 2,604 (16%) were in the West; 1,720 (11%) were in the Midwest; and 379 (2%) were in the U.S. dependent areas. These deaths may be due to any cause.

Notes

aNew HIV infections are the estimated number of people who get HIV during a year, which is different from the number of people diagnosed with HIV during a year. (Some people may have HIV but not know it.)bHIV diagnoses are the estimated number of people who are diagnosed with HIV infection, regardless of their stage of disease at diagnosis.c Unless otherwise noted, the term United States (U.S.) includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 6 dependent areas of American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the Republic of Palau, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.d These numbers include only diagnoses attributed to male-to-male sexual contact, not those attributed to injection drug use and male-to-male sexual contact.e This does not include gay and bisexual men who reported injection drug use. CDC’s HIV surveillance fact sheet provides more information about how CDC classifies the transmission category for HIV cases.f Referred to as African American in this fact sheet.g Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.h This does not include heterosexuals who reported injection drug use.i This page uses the regions defined by the U.S. Census Bureau and used in CDC’s National HIV Surveillance System:
Northeast: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT
Midwest: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI
South: AL, AR, DE, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV
West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY.

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